Harness-terret



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' G. F; EBERHARD.

HARNESS TERRET.

No. 244,207. Patented July 12,1881.

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UNITED STATES GEORGE F. EBERHARD,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HARNESS-TERRET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,207, dated July 12,1881.

Application filed May 7, 1881.

4 To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. EBERHARD, a citizen of the United-States,resident of Oleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and valuable Improvement in Harness-Terrets; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same,.referencebeing bad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a side elevation of thewhole device; and Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are detail views of various parts ofthe same.

This invention has relation to drop-ter-rets for harness; and itconsists in the construction and novel arrangement of the base castinone piece with lugs on its under side and with a bearing on top adaptedto bend over the ring in book form, and, in connection therewith, of thebase-screw and shouldered ring, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the terret-rin g,which is reduced at a in its lower portion, between the shoulders I),forminga bearing-bar.

B indicates the base of the terret, which is (No model.)

cast with the lugs 0011 its bottom, on opposite sides of a central hole,d, which is designed to be threaded for the reception of the end of theterret-screw D. On its upper surface the base is cast with a projectionor bearing, 6, to bend down over the bar a of the ring and form abearing therefor, connecting the ring and base, This bearing or hook eis designed to have parallel ends 9, to engage the shoulders b of thering when the bearing-bar a, is in place.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. A drop-terret consisting of the ringA and the base B, having the lugsc and screw D, substantially as specified.

2. The terret-base cast with the projection or hook e, to bend down overthe terret-ring, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with the ring A and its bearing-bar a, of the baseB, its hook c, lugs c, and screw D, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE F. EBEBHARD.

Witnesses:

T. B. BEoKWITH, W. P. CHAMPNEY.

